Why Saudi Arabia's crazy giga-project The Line failed
Show notes
The world's most wildly ambitious architecture project appears dead in the water. What went wrong?
This week, the team plot the strange story of Saudi Arabia's effort to build a linear skyscraper mega-city in the desert, called The Line.
They explain why news that Neom Stadium has been shelved looks to be the final nail in the coffin for The Line, and debate the ethical implications for architecture studios that worked on the extraordinary and controversial project.
Dezeen Weekly artwork is by Simon Volt. This episode was edited by Calum Lindsay.